I’ve always been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I like the idea of taking an annual inventory of my life, reflecting on the past year, and listing things I want to attempt in the coming year. For as long as I can remember, and at least since I was seven or eight, I have […]

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Growing up, I loved Christmas. I suspect most kids do, and for mostly the same reasons. December brings the second longest school break of the year, often filled with a vacation to see far-flung family. Before that there are all the holiday parties, school pageants, shopping, music and dance recitals, cookie-baking, Santa visits, caroling, holiday […]

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I try to live with an attitude of gratitude (cheesy though it sounds, it is the true secret to happiness) and every year on Thanksgiving I feel overwhelmed by more blessings than I can count. Even so, spending this first Thanksgiving with my husband and son was truly something special. Unfortunately, although Thanksgiving is – […]